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Henry Knox Burns Jr.

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
20 Jul 1972 (aged 61)
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lt Fr Mausoleum
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Henry Knox Burns Jr., 61, president of Burns Brick Co. and a major innovator in the ceramic industry, died yesterday morning in a local hospital after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery.

After founding Burns Brick Co. in 1936, he traveled extensively to study the latest methods in the manufacture of bricks. His company drew executives in the ceramic field to Macon from many foreign countries as well as the United States.
Henry Knox Burns Jr., 61, president of Burns Brick Co. and a major innovator in the ceramic industry, died yesterday morning in a local hospital after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery.

After founding Burns Brick Co. in 1936, he traveled extensively to study the latest methods in the manufacture of bricks. His company drew executives in the ceramic field to Macon from many foreign countries as well as the United States.


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